Building a program takes time


USC has been home to national champions in almost every sport. The football team is a consistent winner and one of the most successful programs in the history of the sport. Baseball had its glory days under coach Rod Dedeaux. There have been multiple Olympians coming from championship track and field teams. The Women of […]

Anthology interrupts sexist comic trends


Over the weekend at the WonderCon 2012 comic book convention, IDW Publishing announced that the series Womanthology — which just put out a Kickstarter-funded 300-page graphic novel — is going to become an ongoing anthology series. The book, and the new series, is made up of stories, essays and comic-making tips from an all-female creative […]

Haute Highlights


Ballet Preljocaj — Snow White Friday March 23-Sunday March 25 Dorothy Chandler Pavilion There’s Mirror, Mirror and Snow White and the Huntsman, and then there’s Ballet Preljocaj’s Snow White. Clearly, Snow White is in right now, but artistic director Angelin Preljocaj presents the classic story in ways you’ve never seen before. The contemporary French dance […]

Letter to the editor


USC should rethink its unrealistic parking rules.  Have you ever gotten a parking ticket at USC? Or better yet, received more parking tickets from USC than from the Los Angeles Police Department? The USC parking enforcement regulations should be revised according to state law. When the parking enforcement at a college campus is stricter than […]

Animal rights groups shouldn’t push veganism


What does the typical vegan look like? You might imagine a hemp-clad hippie or a willowy celebutante. In recent years, however, the vegan movement has gained some unusual participants, such as metal legend Ozzy Osbourne and former boxer Mike Tyson. There’s also a subset of body builders, the subject of a Jan. 4 article in […]

The Temper Trap prepares to release new music


The Temper Trap has been in Los Angeles for the past two months recording its second album, The Temper Trap. The self-titled album will have 12 new songs, first released in Australia and New Zealand on May 18. The U.S. will be able to purchase it on June 5. The El Rey Theatre welcomed The […]

Woody Allen’s film gets title change (again) and release date


Woody Allen’s upcoming film, which was once titled The Bop Decameron and was later changed to Nero Fiddled because the director feared the title would be too obscure for audiences, has received another title change. The prolific director has now changed the title of his film to the much more conventional To Rome with Love. This […]